By Ed Jackson
July 3rd 2009 @ 1:20am
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A return to the NRL for Lote Tuqiri seems unlikely with only one club expressing a serious interest in the sacked Wallaby. Of all 16 NRL clubs, only the Gold Coast have said they would actively pursue negotiations with Tuqiri if he was interested in returning to rugby league.
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